SoapOperaFan.com . . . Days Of Our Lives Actor Updates

May 7
Brandon Beemer (Shawn) has landed on The Bold and the Beautiful! Stay tuned for more info on his new character and first airdate.

April 25
Days fave Jason Cook (ex-Shawn) is heading to General Hospital. More on that here!

Kevin Spirtas (ex- Craig Wesley) has landed on One Life to Live, where he'll be teaming up for a top secret story with Passions Andrea Evans (Rebecca), who is set to resume the role of vixen Tina Lord.

Kristian will be on HSN (Home Shopping Network) with some great "never been seen" pieces from the Hope Faith Miracles collection. Tune in on Sunday April 27, 2008 at 9AM and 3PM and on Monday April 28th at 12:00 (Noon) and 11PM Eastern Standard Time and you will see what we are talking about.

Back by popular demand, Kristian will have the Hope, Faith, Miracles, and Believe Wooden Bracelets, and "brand new" semi-precious stretch bracelets. These are all part of the Mix and Match collection.

Kristian will also have "Brand New" necklaces, earrings and rings. Please tune in and let us know what you think! If you are unable to tune in, visit HSN under Hope Faith Miracles.

April 1
ATWT has snapped up Julie Pinson (ex-Billie, DAYS; ex-Shiloh, Y&R; ex-Eve, PC) for the mysterious recurring role of Janet Ciccone. She first airs May 8.

February 28 -
Ashley Bensen (ex Abby) is set to star in an upcoming Lifetime Television movie along with Tatum O'Neal and Jenna Dewan. The movie is called "Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal" and is based on a true story of a group of girls on the cheerleading squad at a Texas school who were allowed to bend and break the rules as they saw fit by the administration.

Kyle Brandt (ex Phillip) is currently working as a writer and producer for the nationally syndicated sports radio show "The Jim Rome Show."

February 21 -
Kristian Alfonso (Hope) will appear on the Home Shopping Network on Saturday, February 23rd at 2am, 11am and 5pm EST selling her jewelry and clothing line.

Austin Peck (ex Austin) stared in an independent movie a few years back called "Dating Games People Play." The movie has finally been released on DVD and is now available to buy or rent.

February 12 -
NBC has picked up a sixth season of "The Biggest Loser" and Allison Sweeny (Sami) will be back to host the show. The new season will again feature the "couples" type challenges from season five, but the twist this time around is that these couples will be selected from among America's most overweight cities. Couples again don't have to be romantic couples, they can be friends, family, etc. Casting for the show is set to begin soon. Be sure to tune into "The Biggest Loser" or check out NBC.com for details.

February 5 -
Eric Winter (ex Rex) reprises his role as Jason McCallister on ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" on February 10th and 17th.

February 2 -
From Jane
Mary Beth Evans (Kayla) appearance on the Today Show has been delayed to an unknown date. The segment was pre-taped, so it should air at some point.

From Courtney and Veronica
Matt Cedeno (Ex Brandon) appeared on a recent episode of USA's "Psych." The episode is "Lights, Camera, Homicidio" and will probably repeat in the near future.

From Elizabeth
Bill and Susan Hayes (Doug and Julie) will appear on the Jim Leach Show on 970 WMAY-AM on Monday, February 4th from sometime between 6 and 9am.You can listen to the show at Wmay

From Erin
Deidre Hall (Marlena) and Shirley Jones (Colleen) appeared on the Cleveland morning show "Good Company." You can watch a clip at this linkw

Shirley Jones will appear on the radio show Saturday Night Oldies with Mark Simone. Listen for a Partridge Family salute! The show airs tonight, February 2nd, from 6 to 10pm, and you can listen live on the web at WAB radio

Kristian (Hope) will be appearing with her jewelry and clothing lines on HSN throughout the day on Wednesday January 30, 2008. The scheduled times are: 12:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 9:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Kristian will also have the "Today's Special" which will be shown throughout the day!

January 28 -
Alison Sweeney (Sami) is scheduled to appear on Jay Leno tonight!

January 20-
From Elektra and Ashley
Ashley Benson's (ex Abby) movie "Bring it on: In It To Win It" will air on ABC's Family channel TONIGHT at 8 and 10pm. You can also catch it next Saturday the 26th at 8pm.

January 13 -
From many
Matthew Florida (Ford Decker) appeared on Friday the 11th's episode of "Ghost Whisperer" on CBS, playing a college student involved in the death of another student, who became a ghost. The episode should be viewable on CBS.com.

January 11 -
Krista Allen (Ex Billie) appeared on ABC's new show "Cashmere Mafia" this week. She played a character who was a stay at home mom and moved in on one of the Cashmere Mafia's husband. As her character suggested an affair and then hired the husband as an architect, it seems the role may be recurring.

January 10 -
From Bl
If you happen to get the Sleuth Channel on your cable line-up, they are showing re-runs of the short lived show "Keen Eddie" which stared Mark Valley (ex Jack)

From Christy
Patrika Darbo (ex Nancy) has a small part as an auctioneer in the beginning of the new film "Charlie Wilson's War," out in theaters now.

From Jack
On iTunes you can buy the audio book "Forty Years of Days of Our Lives: Inside Media at the Paley Center for Media" for $3.95. The hour long program was recorded at a special event at the Paley Center a few years back which featured several actors who gathered to discuss forty years of Days and share personal stories about the show and their roles.

January 2 -
From many people
Eric Winter (Ex Rex) got engaged over the holidays to "Without a Trace" star Roselyn Sanchez. The two have been dating for over two years now. Congrats!

December 22 -
From Debra
The TVGuide inFANity special mention in the update below will next air on December 24th at 10pm on the TV Guide Channel

December 19 -
From Debra
The TVGuide Channel is running a special called "inFANity" which this week features a behind the scenes look at "Days." The specials airs often on the TVGuide Channel, which appears on most cable lineups.

From Michael
You can watch two trailers for Matt Ashford (ex Jack) upcoming films on YouTube. The first is The Unlikelys and the second is Chronicles of an Exorcism

The controversial slasher "Hatchet" which stars Patrika Darbo (ex Nancy) is now out on DVD in both rated and unrated versions.

From Jason
The thriller "Hack" is now out on DVD. This stars Jay Kenneth Johnson (Phillip, Days) and Travis Schuldt (ex Ethan, Passions)

Jensen Ackles (ex Eric) remains to this day a fan favorite by many. Currently he's staring on the WB's "Supernatural." Here are a few updates on this actor. First, Stardoll.com has added a Jensen Ackles dress up doll to their site, which you can dress up here.

Second, at a "Supernatural" convention this past November, Jensen was asked if he'd ever consider returning to Days. Jensen revealed that he received a call last year to appear in a short cameo and was willing, but it couldn't be done due to his schedule at the time. When asked if he'd ever return to days he said there were no current plans, but "never say never!"

December 5 -
Robert Mailhouse (ex Brian Scofield) stars in the Hallmark Channel movie "All I Want For Christmas" which will air this coming Friday at 9pm on the Hallmark Channel. For additional airtimes check Hallmark Channel

Additionally the channel is also showing an older movie "A Boyfriend for Christmas" which features Patrick Muldoon (ex Austin Reed).

December 1 -
Allison Sweeney (Sami) will host an all new season of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" beginning in January where couples will compete against each other.

Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) will appear on the Ellen DeGeneres show on Tuesday, December 4th as part of Ellen's "Men of Daytime."

Congrats to Peter Reckell (Bo) and his wife Kelly Moneymaker, who recently welcomed their first child into the world. update: Celebrity-babies.com is reporting that they had a girl named Loden who came in at 6 pounds 9 ounces.

November 16 -
John Aniston (Victor) will guest star on NBC's "Journeyman" on December 10th on NBC. "Journeyman" airs at 10pm in most markets.

November 13 -
From Jaques
Christie Clark (ex Carrie) will be hosting a chat on her page at her site on November 15th at 1pm PST / 11am EST.

Many wrote in that James Scott (EJ) was in the audience of ABC's "Dancing With The Stars" last night.

November 11 -

James Reynolds (Abe) will appear on "IVillage" on November 15th. "IVillage" usually airs on NBC stations before "Days," but check local listings for time and channel.

Alison Sweeney (Sami) will appear on "Wheel of Fortune" the week of November 12th as part of celebrity week. Check local listings for time and channel.

November 7 -
From Jenny
Tomorrow (Thursday, November 8th) on the Ellen Degeneres show, Ellen will be surprising a "Days of Our Lives" fan live on air.

Eric Winter (ex Rex) has been confirmed to be returning to "Brothers and Sisters" for a few episodes later this season.

October 31 -
From Rosie; also lc, Erica and Lindsey
Marcus Patrick (Jett) is currently appearing in a commercial for the clothing store Ross.

In his myspace message about his departure from the show, Marcus also mentions he has auditions coming up for "Heroes" and "Dirty Sexy Money."

From Angela
Ashley Benson (Ex Abby) stars in the new movie "Bring It On 4" which you can find out more about at Bring It On Movie

From Danielle
Blake Berris and Rachel Melvin (Nick and Chelsea) were guests on the college talk show CU@USC on USC's Trojan Vision TV8 on October 23rd, which airs throughout Los Angeles on cable access channel LA36. The episode will rerun in December.

October 24 -
Sadly Eric Winter (Ex Rex) new show "Viva Laughlin" was canceled after only two episodes. However his fans shouldn't be too sad, as this now leaves it open for him to return to "Brothers and Sisters" as Jason McAllister. Nothing official has yet been announced, but the door was left open for his return when his character left the show.

This Sunday, October 28th, SoapNet is showing three hours of classic "Days" beginning at 9pm EST. To celebrate Halloween they are showing some classic episodes from Marlena's possession storyline!

Kristian Alfonso (Hope) will appear on the Home Shopping Network on Sunday, October 21st at 7am (EST) and Monday, October 22nd at 7pm (EST) selling her jewelry line "Hope, Faith, Miracles."

October 16 -
From Dawn
Alison Sweeney (Sami, NBC's "The Biggest Loser") will appear as a guest on the Rachel Ray show this Wednesday, October 17th. Check local listings for time and channel.

Stephen Nichols (Steve) appearance on the Ellen Degeneres Show has apparently been moved again, this time to today, Tuesday, October 16th. Check local listings for time and channel.

October 11 -
From Jenny
Allison Sweeney (Sami) will appear on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on October 18th. In addition to playing Sami, Allison also hosts NBC's "The Biggest Loser" on Tuesday nights.

October 10 -
From Christopher and Benjamin
John Ingle (Ex Mickey Horton #3) appeared on NBC's "The Office" last Thursday as Robert Dunder, one of the co-founders of the company Dunder-Mifflin on the show. It's possible John could pop up in future episodes!

October 5 -
Stephen Nichols (Steve's) appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres show has been moved to Monday, October 8th. heck your local listings for the time and channel.

October 4 -
Thanks to Lindsey for this
Stephen Nichols (Steve) will appear on the Ellen show on October 5th. Check your local listings for time and channel.

Also, Stephen Nichols and Mary Beth Evans (Steve and Kayla) doing a live blog event on Monday, October 8th beginning at 4pm PST, 7pm EST. As with the previous events, head over to NBC Blog to submit your questions or comments early. You can come back after (or during) the event to read if your question was answered.

Christie Clark (ex Carrie Brady) posted on her official blog that she is pregnant! Congrats! You can wish her well over at her blog

September 18 -
Eric Winter (Ex Rex) will appear on the season premier of ABC's "Brother and Sisters" as Jason McCallister on September 30th. Whether Eric's character will return later on in the show will depend on how his new CBS show "Viva Laughlin" does. "Viva Lauglin" premiers on October 18th on CBS.

September 12-
From Chrissy and Tania
Shayna Rose (Ex Stephanie) appeared in a recent episode titled "Red in the Face" of the show "Mad Men," which airs on AMC. She played a salesgirl at Bloomingdales.

From many many many people
TMZ and other media outlets have reported that last Friday, Kirsten Storms (ex Belle) was arrested on a DUI charge. Fortunately nobody was hurt and there were no accidents. Hopefully Kirsten will never make this mistake again, and hopefully it will serve as a reminder to anyone out there who in the future even considers drinking and driving NOT to do it!

September 1
Jesse Metcalfe (ex Miguel, Passions) will return to �Desperate Housewives� as John Rawlings for an episode in the coming season. He'll be joined by Michelle Pierce (recently seen as Jenna Powers on Days) who plays Tammy Sinclaire, his new wife!

from leahmo
As previously posted, Farah Fath has joined One Life To Live in a new role written for her. Her character has been given the name Gigi Morasco and will debut on October 24th.

August 26 -
Congratulations to Martha Madison (Belle) who was married this past week!

August 25 -
Brandon Beemer (Shawn) and Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip) will be doing a live blog event on Wednesday, August 29th beginning at 4pm PST, 7pm EST. As with the previous events, head over to NBC Blog to submit your questions or comments early. You can come back after (or during) the event to read if your question was answered.

August 24 -
Thanks to Angela!
James Scott (EJ Wells) will be this years guest at Paduch, Kentucky's annual Telethon of the Stars which airs November 10th and 11th. For more information visit Telethon Of The Stars

Reminder! The new season of NBC's "The Biggest Loser" begins on September 4th. Allison Sweeney (Sami) is the host for this season.

August 20 -
Nadia Bjorlin's (ex Chloe) movie Redline is being released on DVD this week.

Kristian Alfonso (Hope) is appearing on Home Shopping Network again TODAY to sell her clothing and jewelry line. You can catch her at 2pm and 6pm EST.

August 18 -
Shelley Hennig (Stephanie) joins a celebrity panel of judges, including Joey Lawrence and Mellisa Joan Hart, at the 25th Annual Miss Teen USA Pageant. The pageant will air on NBC on August 24th at 8pm.

From Sharon
Jason Brooks (ex Peter Blake) appeared on a recent episode of TNT's "The Closer." The episode should repeat sometime in the future as it was a first run.

August 14 -
Tonight "I Wanna Be A Soap Star" debuted on SoapNet. Once I get a sub page set up for it, I'll be providing weekly recaps/updates as to what is going on with the show. For those not aware, this season on the reality show the winner will win a 13 week role on "Days of Our Lives" and the winner will, for the first time, be chosen by the audience!

Hogan Sheffer (head writer) and Mary Beth Evans (Kayla Brady Johnson) are judges in the competition along with daytime manager Michael Bruno. Cameron Matheson from AMC is the host.

Tonight's premier episode mainly served to introduce the audition process, the narrowing down of contestants and finally the introduction of the final 10 contestants. The final 10 must live together in close sleeping quarters, sleep in bunk beds, share one bathroom and a small kitchen!

This season on the show the contestants will be put through the ringer, including doing scenes with stars from "Days!" The previews for the season included the following teaser scenes.

Blake Berris (Nick) and Rachel Melvin (Chelsea) as life guards at the beach in some kind of "Baywatch" type scene.

Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) and Martha Madison (Belle) in a scene at the Cheatin' Heart. Martha was completely vamped up in these scenes!

Finally Thaao Penghlis (Tony/Andre) well . . . as Tony or Andre at the DiMera mansion?

August 7 -
From Libby and Jason
John Aniston (Victor) and Victor Webster (Ex Nicholas Alamain) have parts in the new Sci-Fi channel original movie "Sands of Oblivion." Sci-Fi tends to show their movies often throughout the month after they debut. They are also released on DVD in an extend "uncut" version within a few weeks usually.

July 19 -
update: Eric Winter (Ex Rex) is a cast member of the new CBS show "Viva Laughlin." In the show Eric will play Peter Carlyle. The show will have a special preview on Thursday, October 18th at 10pm and will regularly air Sundays beginning on Sunday, October 21st at 8pm. You can find out a bit more about the show at here.

Marcus Patrick (Jett Carver) appears in the upcoming thriller "Descent" with Rosario Dawson and Chad Faust. The movie opens on August 10th

July 18 -
updated Kristian Alfonso (Hope) will be selling her new clothing line, "Hope" by Kristian Alfonso, along with select pieces from her jewelry line on The Home Shopping Network on July 23rd at 4pm EST and 8pm EST, as well as on July 24th at 12pm EST. For more information on her jewelry you can also visit Hope Faith Miracles Thanks to Erica for the updated times!

Trevor Donovan (Jeremy) and Marcus Patrick (Jett) will be doing a live blog event today at 4pm PST, 7pm EST at NBC Blog. You can visit the site now and leave your comments and questions.

July 7 -
Patrika Darbo (Ex Nancy) has a role in the upcoming horror film "Hatchet." The movie was originally scheduled to be released last Halloween, bumped to April 2007 and now is set for release in September 2007. The movie has had to undergo edits due to the dreaded NC-17 rating for violence.

June 26 -
Eric Von Detten, who many may remember as a child Nikki Alamain, appeared in the Lifetime original movie "Girl Positive" last night. The movie also stars Andrea Bowen (Desperate Housewives) and Jennie Garth (90210). The movie will rerun on Sunday, July 1st at 6pm on Lifetime.

June 20 -
Congratulations to Peter Reckell (Bo) and his wife Kelly Moneymaker, who are expecting their first child!
Thanks to everyone who emailed this in!

June 19 -
On Thursday, June 21st, Joseph Mascolo (Stefano) will do a live blog event at NBC Blog. The event starts at 4pm PST, 7pm EST. You can visit the site now and leave your comments and questions.

June 16 -
From Rhonda
Jason Brooks (former Peter Blake) stars in the Hallmark Channel movie "You've Got A Friend," which airs tonight at 5pm.

From MC
Jensen Ackles (Former Eric Brady) has been named one of 2007s hottest bachelors by People Magazine.

June 13-
Thanks to Ashley for the heads up
Kyle Brandt (former Phillip) has started posting podcasts on his site Kyle Brandt. The first podcast features Alison Sweeney (Sami). You can head over to his site to download it, or get it here.

June 3 -
From Rob, via Martha Madison and Brandon Beemer's fan event in LA

Farah Fath (ex Mimi) is headed to New York, where she'll be rooming with Heather Lindel (Ex Jan). Farah should begin on "One Life To Live" in September.

Kyle Brandt (Ex Phillip) just finished filming a movie (Broken Window) which should open at the end of this year or early next.

June 1 -
Rachel Melvin and Blake Berris (Chelsea and Nick) will be doing a live blog event at NBC Blog on Monday, June 4th at 4pm PST / 7pm EST. You can visit the blog now to submit your questions early!

May 30 -
Thanks to Anick for the heads up
On Thursday, May 31st, Brandon Beemer and Martha Madison (Shawn and Belle, Days) as well as Heidi Mueller and Adrian Bellani (Kay and Miguel, Passions) will appear on the Tyra Banks show. This is a repeat of Tyra's "Soap Star Spectacular" that aired back in January.

May 29 -
From Dawn and Mary Ann
Jim (James) Reynolds (Abe) had to have heart surgery last week to replace a valve. Here is wishing Jim a quick recovery! He's doing fine and his family set up a blog to keep people updated on his recovery at JR Recovery Please check it out and wish Jim well.

From Alayna
Fans of Brody Hutzler (Ex Patrick) will be happy to know that a movie he did last year, "Be My Baby" is out on DVD today.

May 27 -
This Wednesday, May 30th, NBC is showing 2 hours of "TV's Most Outrageous Moments" beginning at 8pm. The following Wednesday, June 6th, will be another hour beginning at 8pm. These are blooper shows featuring clips from NBC shows and news programs. Many often feature "Days" and "Passions" outtakes. Note: Each episode is a repeat, having aired at some previous time.

May 26 -
Many of you have written in about Hope's earrings and jewelry lately, especially since Sami was wearing a pair of similar earrings in New Orleans. The symbol on them is the Fleur De Lis. Sami was wearing them because the symbol is found in ironwork all over New Orleans, especially in the French Quarter. The earrings can be purchased from Hope Faith Miracles, which is Kristian Alfonso's (Hope's) line.

May 25 -
Brandon Beemer and Martha Madison (Shawn and Belle) will be presenters at the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards, airing on CBS on June 15th from 9-11pm EST. You can also catch Austin Peck (Ex Austin) and Kyle Lowder (Ex Brady) presenting at the show as well.

May 22 -
Tracey Middendorf (Ex Carrie, the years Christie Clark left) guest stars as Bonnie on the 2 hour season finale of ABC's "Lost" this Wednesday.

Don't forget, you can see Alison Sweeney (Sami) in the Indy 500 parade this Saturday, May 26th on ESPN2. The parade starts at noon.

From Jo-Lyn
George Jenski (Ex Nick Corelli) has been spotted on the show "Degrassi" which airs on TheN network.

May 15 -
Farah Fath (Ex Mimi) posted on her myspace site that she is joining the ABC soap "One Life To Live." The show is writing a part just for her and she has a multi-year contract. Congrats to Farah!

This is "Upfront Week" for the television industry. It is when the networks announce their new schedules and shows for the 2007-08 season. Tomorrow CBS is set to reveal their schedule, but early word has it one of the shows they've picked up is "Viva Laughlin." The show is a musical comedy/drama about a man in Laughlin, Nevada who dreams of opening a casino. It's inspired by the BBC show "Viva Blackpool." Eric Winter (ex Rex) appears in the pilot for the episode. It's unknown if his part will be recurring through the series or not.

May 12 -
Thaao Penghlis (Tony) will be doing a live blogging event at NBC.com on Thursday, May 17th at 4pm PST / 7pm EST.

May 9 -
From Michelle, Nancy and others
Billy Warlock (Ex Frankie) has begun his new role on "Y&R" as Jack Abbott's campaign manager Ben. Unlike Frankie, his new character is not a very nice guy.

Eric Winter (Ex Rex Brady) will reprise his role as Jason McAllister on ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" for the season finale on May 20th.

May 5 -
On Saturday, May 12th, Alison Sweeney (Sami) hosts a mother's day marathon on SoapNet called "You Got A Mother Thing Coming." The marathon runs from 9am to 12pm and features three Sami and Lucas episodes. The first will be the classic 1995 episode in which Sami and Lucas made love for the first time! The other episodes include Lucas ruining Sami and Austin's Las Vegas wedding (March 29th, 2002) and Lucas and Sami going on air after thinking Will had been kidnapped (September 29th, 2006).

May 3 -
From cryjuliete and Pamela
Shayna Rose (ex Stephanie) appeared as a serving wench on May 3rd's episode of "Ugly Betty." You will be able to watch the re-run on ABC.com tomorrow.

From Nancy
Annie Burgstede (Willow) is appearing in TV public service announcements for the Arizona Meth Project, which raises awareness about Meth use.

April 18 -
In addition to the Lisa Rinna news posted below, more news about Lisa (ex Billie) from her official myspace site. First up not only will Lisa be appearing as Roxie Heart on Broadway's "Chicago," but she's in the national tour! The tour makes stops in Portland, Oregon at the Keller Auditorium from May 29th through June 3rd and at the Music Hall at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas from June 5th through June 17th.

Additionally Lisa has announced that she's signed a multi-year deal with the TVGuide Channel to host their red carpet events! She'll make her debut at the 2007 Emmy Awards on September 16th. Congrats to Lisa!

April 17 -
Lisa Rinna (the original Billie Reed) made her debut tonight as Roxie Heart on ABC's "Dancing With The Stars." Lisa will appear as Roxie Heart along side husband Harry Hamlin as Billie Flynn in the Broadway Musical "Chicago!" Their run will be from June 19th through July 29th at the Ambassador Theater in New York.

April 16 -
From Lynne
At Jay Kenneth Johnson's (Philip's) appearance this weekend it was revealed he has filmed another episode of NBC's "Scrubs" on which he plays the recurring Dr. Matthews. The show should air within the next month. Also later this year you can catch him in the horror flick "Hack."

April 13 -
Eric Winter (Ex Rex Brady) is set to make his debut on ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" this coming Sunday, April 15th.

From Lanette
Roark Critchlow (Ex Mike Horton) appeared on the April 9th episode of CSI: Miami playing a murder victim who was scalped! You can watch online at CBS.com

April 7 -

Days has lost another family member unfortunately. Edward Mallory, who originated the role of Bill Horton, passed away on April 4th after battling a long undisclosed illness. He is survived by his son Ethan Mallory Asher and wife Suzanne Zenor. Our condolences go out to his family members.

March 29 -
Kristian Alfonso (Hope) has been working on a reality show project, tentatively titled "Soap Mom." A promo for it has been posted on YouTube is reporting that Billy Warlock (ex Frankie Brady) is set to join the "Young and the Restless" on May 7th.

March 25 -
Reminder: Nadjia Bjorlin (Ex Chloe) appears in the new film "Redline" which hits theaters on April 13th. You can visit it on myspace.com Here

Austin Peck (Ex Austin) was recently on an episode of CSI: NY. For those missing Peck, he can also be seen on the soap "As The World Turns."

March 20 -
The gowns Alison Sweeney (Sami) recently wore in a Max Factor fashion show are up for auction over at Clothes Off Our Back. All proceeds benefit children's charities!

Also you can bid on an autographed script from the show at Ebay, The script is for an episode that aired on February 26th, 2007. The proceeds raise money for New York's AIDS walk.

March 15 -
From Wanda

Lanna Saunders, who played Marie Horton from 1979 to 1985, passed away at the age of 65 of complications from Multiple Sclerosis. She is survived by her husband Lawrence Pressman and their son David.

From Karina
Brandon Beemer (Shawn on Days) and Cathy Doe (Simone on Passions) will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange today at 4pm EST. Watch on CNBC or on the web! Should you miss it, the ringing will be archived at the website.

Reminder! Olivia and Ava White (Claire) can bee seen on ABC's "What About Brian."

March 14 -
Michael Ausiello has reported that Eric Winter (ex Rex Brady) is joining the cast of ABC's �Brothers and Sisters� He will play Rob Lowe�s (Senator McAllister) gay brother. The Senator is the love interest of Kitty Walker (Calista Flockhart), who also has a gay brother Kevin (Matthew Ryhs). "Brothers and Sistsers" airs on Sunday nights at 10pm.

March 12 -
Charles Shaughnessy (Ex Shane Donovan) stars as August Martin in the new MyNetwork TV show "Saints & Sinners" which debuts this Wednesday, March 14th at 8pm on MyNetwork TV. Check local listings for channel.

March 6 -
From Danielle, also see AOL TV News
Mark Valley (Ex Jack) has signed onto a new comedy pilot on NBC called "Business Class." The show also stars Horatio Sanz (SNL) as well as Krista Allen (Ex Billie). The show centers around two salesmen for a soda company.

From Step
On Thursday, March 8th, James Reynolds (Abe) will appear on NBC's iVillage Live (airs at noon in most markets). James will also do a post-show chat online at ivillagelive.com from 1:00-1:30 pm EST.

March 3 -
From leahmo and Kiley
Patrika Darbo (Ex Nancy Wesley) has been spotted in commercials for the new Fox comedy "The Wedding Belles" which airs on Wednesday night at 9pm on Fox.

Patrika has also recently completed a part in the upcoming movie "Moving McAlister" which is due out sometime this year.

February 23 -
From Brian
A user on YouTube posted this video of Rachel Melvin (Chelsea) from "The Tonight's Show" skit that was reported on yesterday in which Rachel is caught on Jay's "Pumpcast."

Many have written in saying that Christopher Gerse's (Will) commercial with Jessica Simpson for Pizza Hut is getting a lot of airplay again. This commercial first debuted at last year's Superbowl.

February 22 -
From many
Last night fans of "Days" and "The Tonight Show" got a treat during one of Jay's segments. During a skit called "Pumpcast" the crew was filming people getting gas and apparently filmed Rachel Melvin (Chelsea). Rachel's name was never stated and it was not officially confirmed it was her, though many of you immediately recognized the star, who was on her way to get her dog from the groomers. She kindly later return to show off her pooch. If this wasn't Rachel who was on the show then she apparently has a doppelganger walking around LA.

February 21 -
Heather Mills (formerly Mills McCartney) is set to be a contestant on ABC's new season of "Dancing With The Stars." Heather appeared briefly on Days after the character of Phillip lost his leg in the war.

From Gina
Rolanda Watts has been heard recently on PBS's "Curious George" voicing the character of Dr. Wiseman.

February 20 -
Thanks to Sue for the heads up!
Variety.com and TVGuide.com are reporting that Alison Sweeney (Sami) will replace Caroline Rhea as host of NBC's weight loss reality show "The Biggest Loser." In January 2007 the show put out a contestant search for the upcoming forth season, which Sweeney will host.

February 17 -
From Shelley and T&J
Daphne Bloomer (Eugenia) has been spotted in an H&R Block commercial.

From Alyce
Christie Clark (ex Carrie) appeared briefly on a recent episode of the USA show "Monk."

February 14 -
Many of you wrote in that Jay Kenneth Johnson (Philip) was a guest star on last Thursday, February 8th's episode of NBC's "Scrubs." Jay played a doctor on the show. Jay has guest stared on the show last season as a new doctor/intern for an episode or two as well. "Scrubs" is available for download on iTunes and as a two minute episode replay on NBC.com.

February 12-
On Wednesday, February 14th at 6pmEST/3pmPST Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) and Alison Sweeney (Sami) will do a live blogging event at NBC's Days Page.

February 3-
From Molly
Charlotte Ross (Ex Eve Donovan) appears in the Lifetime TV movie "Montana Sky" on Monday, February 5th at 9pm (Lifetime often repeats their movies throughout the month if you miss it)

February 1
Charlotte Ross (Ex Eve Donovan) appears on Friday, February 2nds episode of "Law and Order" on NBC.

From Katie and David
Alexis Thorpe (Ex Cassie) also appears in the new film "The Unlikely's" with Matt Ashford (Ex Jack). You can visit the movie's myspace page at The Unlikelys.

From Shelly
Eileen Davidson (Ex Kristen, Susan, Sister Mary Moira, Penelope, Thomas) is joining "The Bold and the Beautiful" according to the latest Soap Opera Digest. She'll be reprising the role of Ashley Abbot, which she played on "The Young and the Restless."

Also a reminder, Eileen will have ex-Days alum Kyle Lowder (Ex Brady) keeping her company. He's been playing Rick Forrester on the soap since January 25th.

Krista Allen (Ex Billie) as well as Ava and Olivia White (Claire) appear on the ABC show "What About Brian"

Eric Winter (Ex Rex) is currently starring in the ABC Family Channel series "Wildfire" as bull rider RJ Blake. He's scheduled to appear for several episodes. The show airs on Monday's on ABC Family.

January 31 -
From David
Matt Ashford's (Ex Jack) new film "The Unlikely's" now has a myspace page at The Unlikelys

January 23 -
Several stars from "Days" are set to join Heidi Mueller and Adrian Bellani (Kay and Miguel, Passions) on "The Tyra Banks Show" on Friday, January 26th as part of her "soap opera spectacular" show. Check local listings for time and channel.

January 22 -
Many people wrote in about Austin Miller, a contestant on the new NBC show "I'm The One That I Want." Austin is credited as playing Hawk on Days around 2001-2002. I believe that Hawk was one of the Salem Teen Scene/Salem High kids. Hawk was friends with Jason, who was Jan Spear's high school boyfriend. This is not the same Hawk from the Jack and Jen storyline in the 90s.

January 21 -
From Shane
On Friday, January 26th at 8/7c many "Days" and "Passions" stars are set to appear on NBC's gameshow "1 Vs 100." These stars include Galen Gering (Luis), Eva Tamargo (Pilar), James Hide (Sam), Bryan Dattilo (Lucas), Alison Sweeney (Sami) and Julie Pinson (Billie).

January 19 -
From Jareth and others
Roark Critchlow (Ex Mike Horton) will appear on several episodes of Bold and the Beautiful beginning January 19th. Roark will play a fashion buyer on the show. For more info on B&B visit CBS Daytime

January 11 -
Congratulations to James Reynolds (Abe) who has been nominated for an NAACP Image Award for best actor in a Daytime Drama. The awards air on the Fox Network on March 2nd at 8pm.

January 6 -
Martha Madison (Belle Black), who is heavily involved with the Multiple Sclerosis Society, is working to spread the word and help gain more federal funding for MS research. Please visit this petition and consider signing it.

An update on the TMZ.com story below on the crazed fan who tried to "exorcise the devil from John Black." Drake's attacker has been released on his own recognizance and must appear in court again on February 6th. Various news organizations have picked the story up. Here is a link to MSNBC's story

January 3 -
Thanks to many people for forwarding this
TMZ.com, a celebrity blog, is reporting that Drake Hogestyn (John Black) was attacked by a deranged and obsessed fan over the New Years holiday! Drake is okay and the man has been taken into custody. To read the story head over to TMZ.

January 1 -
Lisa Rinna (Ex Billie, Ex Soap Talk Host) will be hosting a new show on the Oxygen Network in January called "Tease." The show pits two small town hair dressers against one another and the winner then takes on a renowned hair dresser.

December 31 -
From Michelle
Various celebrities have put up for auction on ebay personally decorated pet carriers stuffed with all sorts of goodies. Rachel Melvin (Chelsea) has one up for action which you can bid on here All proceeds go to the Jane Goodall institute. Bidding ends January 1st, 2007!

December 27 -
Brandon Beemer (Shawn) plays Mick in the Duff sisters' movie "Material Girls" which is now out on DVD.

From CryJuliet
Alison Sweeney (Sami) has been spotted on a promo for the new TVLand series "TV Land Myths and Legends." The show is set to air on TV Land beginning January 10th, 2007.

December 24 -
Alexis Thorpe (ex Cassie) stars along side Paris Hilton in the straight to DVD flick "National Lampoons Pledge This" which is now out on DVD.

If you are a fan of Hope's jewelry on the show then you can now buy it online here.

December 20 -
From Many People
Eric Winter's (Ex Rex) old Britney Spear's perfume commercials as well as his Gillette commercial have been getting a lot of airplay recently this season.

December 18 -
Thanks to Hawk
Roark Critchlow (ex Mike) stars in the DVD movie "Shockwave" now out for rent/purchase.

November 30 -
Susan Seaforth-Hayes (Julie) returns to Y&R as Joanna Manning in December.

Kevin Spirtas (Ex Craig Wesely) stars in The Brain From Planet X which will be put on December 8-16 at LACCTA's Camino Theatre.

From Playbill.com . . . . The Brain From Planet X features a score by Kimmel and a book by Kimmel and David Wechter. In a statement, composer-director Kimmel said, "The Brain From Planet X is a sci-fi musical, one that has sport with all my favorite bad sci-fi films of the 50s, which include 'Invaders From Mars,' 'The Brain From Planet Arous,' 'Plan Nine From Outer Space,' and 'The Creeping Terror' (which features the first monster entirely made out of carpet), and so many other fine works of cinema.

Kevin Spirtas stood by for Hugh Jackman in The Boy From Oz, and played Corny Collins in the Las Vegas production of Hairspray. He has also been seen on Broadway in A Chorus Line and Meet Me in St. Louis but is best known for his work as Dr. Craig Wesley on "Days of Our Lives."

October 20 -
From Many People
Rachel Melvin (Chelsea) and her family appeared on "The New Family Feud" today. This is the new edition hosted by John O'Hurley. They should appear next week as well. Check your local listings for time and channel.

October 17 -
Krista Allen (ex Billie) stars in the horror movie "Feast" out on DVD today.

October 5 -
From Trisha
Matt Cedeno (ex Brandon) is appearing in a commercial for Sony's Bravia LCD HDTV. You can view it on-line at sony.com/hdtv and choose the "Shoesicle" ending.

October 1 -
From Jennie and Bonnie
Charles Shaughnessy (Ex Shane) will guest start on "Law and Order SVU" on October 3rd. Check your local listings. The show will also be made available after airing on iTunes.

From Adrian
Austin Peck (Austin) guest stars on CSI New York for an episode later this season titled "Murder Sings The Blues". More info will be posted when known.

Patrick Muldoon (ex Austin) has been nominated for an FAIF International Film Fesitval award as best actor in the movie "Military Intelligence and You"

"Military Intelligence and You" starring Patrick Muldoon will screens at 8:30pm on Saturday, October 7th at Mann's Chinese Theater in LA.

September 28 -
Roark Critchlow (Ex Mike) can be seen in the new straight-to-video horror flick "Petrified"

September 20 -
From Erica and Rhonda
Bryan Dattilo (Lucas) appeared on the new MTV show "My Little Talent Show" as a judge for the acting segment. Matt Cedeno (Brandon) also appears on the show as an actor helping aspiring actors act out parts.

From Stacee
Elana Lyons, who played Steve's "wife" Della in Cincinnati, is featured in a new IHOP commercial.

September 14 -
Thanks to Amanda, Erin and Erica for the heads up
Matt Cedeno (ex Brandon Walker) has been spotted in commercials for a new MTV show called "My Little Talent Show."

September 4 -
From Tira
Daphne Bloomer (Eugenia) is featured on the new promo for the new season of 'Divorce Court.' You can watch it on YouTube

September 2 -
Thanks to Funky
Did you know Mary Beth Evan's (Kayla) has her own Apple Pie Company? You can order Mary Beth's pies from her online store at Mary Beths Apple Pie

August 26 -
The following comes from CT, who is at the Days event in Massachusetts this weekend.
As previously reported, Billy Warlock and Julie Pinson (Frankie and Billie) are tying the knot. Well the couple is reportedly getting married this weekend in Vegas. Congrats to both!.

From CT and Paul
News out of the event in Massachusetts also include that John Aniston did not have a heart attack as previously reported. Hopefully in time we'll find out just what did happen.

August 25 -
From Dave
Matt Ashford (Jack) is producing and staring in a new comedy movie, set to start production this fall

August 23 -
From many people
Reminder: Peter Reckell and Kristian Alfonso (Bo and Hope) grace the cover of the latest Avon catalogue as they promote "Blue Rush." They also have a spread in the catalogue.

August 22 -
Source: Julie Pinson Online
Hot on the trail of the news of Martha's engagement news (below), it has been revealed that Julie Pinson (Billie) is engaged to marry Billy Warlock (Frankie). The two were previously engaged once before. Congrats to both!

August 18 -
Martha Madison (Belle) recently announced on her online fan forum that she and her boyfriend AJ are engaged to be married. Congrats!

August 11 -
From Linda and Leah
Eric Winter (Ex Rex) stars in the Lifetime movie "Break-In" which airs this Sunday, August 13th.

August 3 -
From Amanda
Arianne Zuker (Ex Nicole) has opened up an online store at Lowd Suga.

June 13 -
From Laura
Jensen Ackles (ex Eric Brady) supernatural drama "Supernatural" has been confirmed for a second season this fall on the CW Network. The show will air Thursdays at 9pm.

June 13
Swirling Records, the company which produces the Soap Sessions albums, is offering their songs from each album as downloads for only .99 cents! A selection is now up with more expected to come.

June 4 -
From Dave
Martha Madison is featured on the website Faces Of MS. You can view hers and others stories on the website.

May 26 -
Aras Baskauskas, the winner of Survivor: Exile Island, happens to be the grandson of the late MacDonald Carey (Tom Horton).

May 17 -
From Joey and Sami
Kirsten Storms (Ex Belle) and Alexis Thorpe (Ex Cassie) have been cast in the upcoming horror/suspense flick "Case 39" which stars Renee Zelwegger. The movie is tentatively set for a August 2007 release. The story centers on a social worker who tries to help a young girl whose parents seem to be abusing her, but discovers that the child may not be as innocent as she appears. Description Source: UHM

April 19 -
From Melissa
Head over to The Mirror to learn about the movie "The Mirror" which Thaao Penghlis (Tony DiMera) is staring in.

April 12 -
Thanks to Karen for this heads up
Kevin Spirtas (ex Craig Wesley) has released a CD which you can order right here!

April 7 -
Jillian Claire (Ex Abby) has filmed a new pilot for Fox called "The Winner" and is set to record 3 original songs thanks to the one and only, Paul McCartney. Jillian hopes to release a full album in 2007.

March 18 -
From Sheila
Martha Madison (Belle) can be seen in an infomercial for Sheer Cover Makeup

January 23 -
From Nica
Several Days stars have lent their voices and images to SoapFone! a website which allows you to download wallpapers and ringtones featuring soap stars.

January 15 -
From Cathy
Mark Valley (Ex Jack) will appear in an upcoming bio pic about Robert Kennedy called Bobby. The movie also includes Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Ex Jessica on Passions) Source: IMDB.

September 26 -
I got an email about this book and thought people might be interested
Two Faced: Confessions of a Soap Opera Makeup Artist

by Tim Alan features the secret tips from Tim combined with interviews of soap opera's leading ladies--Eva La Rue, Crystal Chapell (ex Carly, Days), Jade Harlow (ex Jessica, Passions), Farah Fath (Mimi, Days), Judi Evans (Bonnie, Days), Crystal Hunt, Silvana Aras (Paloma, Passions), Patrika Darbo (Nancy, Days) to name just a FEW!